Game Changing Risk & the Forward Pass

by John Marke

"There is no free lunch. You want global reach?  Well, you also get global risk.  Today more things can also go wrong, in more places,
and with more effect than ever before."

From the:

WORLD AT RISK:

The Report of the Commission on the Prevention
of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism

December 2, 2008

Letters of Transmittal, Preface
& Executive Summary

 Full Report 

The Cyber Security Social Contract

Policy Recommendations 

for the

Obama Administration

and

111th Congress

Internet Security Alliance

November 2008

“Why Robust Use of the SAFETY Act is Critical
to Homeland Security & How to Get There”

THE HOMELAND SECURITY &
DEFENSE BUSINESS COUNCIL 

EXECUTIVE BRIEF
October 2008

THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF CYBER RISK

50 QUESTIONS EVERY CFO SHOULD ASK

ANSI

 Fighting Terrorism, Addressing Liability:

A Global Proposal 

The Heritage Foundation

May 2008  

FEMA

National Security Emergencies

Are You Ready?

Benefits Of The SAFETY Act

 Brian Finch - Dickstein Shapiro LLP
&
Robert Cruz - American International Group, Inc.

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Bruce Davidson

Deputy Director

Office of SAFETY Act Implementation (OSAI)

Science and Technology Directorate

Department of Homeland Security    

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 DHS SAFETY Act General Presentation
 

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DHS SAFETY Act 

Applicant

User Guide  

Our Core Services:

• Free Initial Consultation

• Help Reduce Your Costs

• Detailed SAFETY Act Applicability Evaluation

• Evaluate Your Exposures

• Review Your Overall Terrorism Financial Protection Strategies

• Provide Cost Effective Solutions

• Provide Reports as Requested

• SAFETY Act Application Support

• Provide Updates & DHS Feedback

• Negotiate with DHS, Lawyers, Brokers and/or Insurers as Needed

• Evaluate Existing Approvals for Issues & Conflicts

• Review Insurance Program for Conflicts, Compliance, Adequacy and Any Potential Savings

• Review Contracts & Agreements for Conflicts, Issues, Compliance and Modifications Needed

• Assist in Upgrading Existing SAFETY Act Approvals

• Help You Use SAFETY Act to Better Market Approved Products or Services

• Help Create an Overall SAFETY Act Strategy Plan for You, Your Customers, Suppliers or Subcontractors

• Provide Expert Consultation and Access to Key Business Partners as Needed

• Consult on Other Terrorism Related Financial Protection Strategies & Solutions

By e-Mail:       e-Mail

INFO [at] SAFETYACTCONSULTANTS [dot] com

Online:            Web-form

Phone:       (202) 640-4000

Toll-free:      (877) S ACT HELP 
                           (877)     722  -  8435

Fax:             (202) 407-7054

Mailing Address:

SAFETY ACT CONSULTANTS
P.O. Box 4028
Barrington, IL 60011-4028

 

 

We look forward to assisting you in creating customized solutions critical to your organization and key in helping protect the public.

We will help you:

Protect Your Organization from enterprise threatening liability that will follow a terrorist event alleged to involve your organization's facilities or products in any way

Protect your bottom line from suits stemming from the use, manufacture, distribution, provision or deployment of anti-terrorism or terrorism response or mitigation related products, advice, aid, procedures, technologies or other services

Save Money on both new and existing insurance programs, the ongoing cost of risk as well as the overall SAFETY Act process

Increase Your Revenue by using SAFETY Act approval to help market your products, advice, facilities, technologies or services including cyber or network related

Thoroughly understand the SAFETY Act as well as the regulations that implement it

Thoroughly understand the SAFETY Act application process

Evaluate the Act's benefit to your organization, insurance,  products, suppliers, vendors and customers

Determine if SAFETY Act
protection can apply to a given product, facility, technology, procedure and/or service

Describe and review the Act with your risk management, legal, upper management, finance, engineering, and marketing groups as needed 

Evaluate the time demands, costs and difficulty of the application process for your unique exposures

Manage the entire application process through completion

Evaluate insurance programs for adequacy in coverage, limits, protecting your liability cap savings, insurer and SAFETY Act compliance

Evaluate contracts and other agreements for conflicts, issues adequacy as well as insurer and SAFETY Act compliance

Provide options for minimizing cost of insurance and risk while maximizing coverages

Arrange for outside experts as appropriate for your specific needs including experts in technical, legal, insurance and political affairs as well as physical and financial asset, business income and supply chain protection

Monitor the SAFETY Act status of your suppliers, vendors, subcontractors and customers

Negotiate with the DHS, insurance brokers, insurers and/or lawyers if potential problems, conflicts, limitations, potential savings or enhancement possibilities exist

Create a standardized process to coordinate and manage all SAFETY Act related activities for existing, planned or future exposures as well as third party approvals (i.e. your vendors)

Post approval support including any changes in your insurance, the insurance market, insurance costs; changes in your approved products or services; periodic review of compliance and other services you deem necessary

Advise on other terrorism related financial protection strategies including contractual protection review, FARs, Public Law 85-804, Government Contractor Defense - "Boyle", captive utilization and/or formation, conventional and non-conventional terrorism insurance coverages, TRIA applicability and access, etc.